Book Recommendation Requests > Renata Gomez’s Request
Renata Gomez
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to read:
I'd like to read a book with a strong female character, that has fantasy, a little bit of romance, a great story, and that happens in the World War II.
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About Renata
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
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No fantasy, but a great story about two female pilots during WW2.
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Henrietta's War: News from the Home Front 1939-1942
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Hi Renata,
this book was actually written during WWII, and is constructed as a series of letters from Henrietta, a doctor's wife in rural England, to a cousin. There is not a particularly strong plot, it's more about the daily life in the village. Because most men are off to the front, much of it is about the women, children and elderly men. It's very funny and very brave. My favorite character is the feisty old lady who hopes secretly that Hitler will try to invade England on her birthday, so th ...more "
this book was actually written during WWII, and is constructed as a series of letters from Henrietta, a doctor's wife in rural England, to a cousin. There is not a particularly strong plot, it's more about the daily life in the village. Because most men are off to the front, much of it is about the women, children and elderly men. It's very funny and very brave. My favorite character is the feisty old lady who hopes secretly that Hitler will try to invade England on her birthday, so th ...more "










